A little DIY action by @mightyvanilla to frame our @farmerson57th plot. #gardenbites

The strawberry blossoms in our patio garden are shedding their petals and beginning to fruit. #gardenbites

Grilled BC spot prawns and patio salad

Grilled BC spot prawns and patio salad

Farmers on 57th: daikon sprout harvest

More photos on Flickr >

Vancouver website consulting for restaurants, food service, and hospitality

Foodists fun with Wanda and the Butchers of Gastown

2 Comments April 1, 2009

This is no joke.

A pig called Wanda

Saturday was the long-awaited Pig Day for the Foodists collective. It all began a few weeks back when six contributors of the knife-loving sex had gotten themselves a pig from Sloping Hill Farm. The pig, dubbed Wanda with zero inspiration from what I thought to be its its eponym, was carved up and turned into chops, ribs, belly, salume, cina cotta, coppa, chickpea & pork stew, prosciutto, and much, much more.

A pig called Wanda

She gave the “Butchers of Gastown” endless joy in the kitchen that day and will continue to delight the Foodists communal stomach for a good long while, methinks.

If you want to dig deeper, 

A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda A pig called Wanda

Categories: Events, Food

Comments

2 Responses to “Foodists fun with Wanda and the Butchers of Gastown”

  1. mbe on April 1st, 2009 1:55 pm

    Awesome!!

  2. Tiny Bites 2009: a year in review : Tiny Bites on December 31st, 2009 5:11 pm

    [...] Foodists fun with Wanda and the Butchers of Gastown [...]

Got something to say?




CommentLuv badge